Curtain-support.



W. RAKOWSKI.

CURTAIN SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION rum) JULY 27, 1912.

Patented ,Apr. 21, 1914.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO" WASHINGTON, D. C.

WLADISLAUS RAKOWSKI, 0F DAVIS, WEST VIRGINIA.

CURTAIN-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

Application filed July 27, 1912. Serial No. 711,863.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, W LADISLAUS RAxow- SKI, a citizen of Germany,residing at Davis, in the county of Tucker and State of West Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Supports,of which th following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for sup-: porting portieres or curtainsor like hangings, and particularly to curtain or portiore poles.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a very simple andeffective curtain supporting pole, so constructed as to do away with thnecessity of using rings, pins or like supporting devices for attachingthe curtain t0 the pole.

A further object is to provide a construction of this character in whichthe curtain.

is supported by means of jaws formed upon the pole and which engage theupper edge of the curtain and hold the same in place.

A still further object is to provide a construction of this character inwhich the jaw supporting the curtain shall be entirely concealed and thepole look like an ordinary )ole.

1 My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved curtain pole in place.Fig. 2 is an under side plan view of the curtain pole, the movable jawsbeing one partly open and the other entirely open. Fig. 3 is a crosssection on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 but enlarged and showing the jawclosed.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawingsby the same reference characters.

Referring to these drawings, it will be seen that my improved urtainpole consists of a longitudinally extending casing which may be circularbut is illustrated as being rectangular in form and composed of the topmember 2, the opposed side members 3 and 3 the fixed jaw 4 and themovable jaws 5, these members being arranged in rectangular relation,made of any suitable material and constructed in any desired manner. Theends of the rectangular curtain pole so formed are closed by caps 6,each cap being formed with a projecting shank 7 and an ornamental knob 8at the extremity, the shank 7 being adapted to be engaged by the usualpole supporting hooks.

vjaw are a plurality of pivoted jaws 5.

by a longitudinally extending fixed jaw t previously referred to whichis only half the width of the pole, and opposed to this fixed Asillustrated there are two of these jaws, each pivoted between the endblock 6 of the pole and a projecting lug 9 extending from the lower edgeof the rear member 3 This lug is at least two inches long and is rigidwith the member from which it projects. I do not wish to be limited toany particular means for hinging the jaws 5 to the body of the pole, butas illustrated each of the jaws 5 is provided with pintles 10 whichproject one into the adjacent end piece 6 and the other into the lug 9.The rear edge of each of the jaws is rounded as at 11 so as to permitthe jaw to readily turn upon its pivot without obstruction from thelower edge of the member 3. Preferably, however, the jaws 5 move verytightly upon their pivots so that when they are turned to a curtainclamping position, they will hold in place by the friction of the endsof the jaws with the end caps 6 and with the lug 9. It will be notedthat the jaws 5 are slightly narrower than half the width of the curtainpole so that a space is left between the edges of the jaws 9 and thecorresponding edge of the fixed jaw 4. The edges of the pivoted jaws 5are preferably formed with inclined intersecting cuts or grooves so asto roughen the inner edge of the jaw so that it will engage the curtainor portiere and hold the same firmly in place when the jaws are closed.

The front member 3 of the pole or support 'is designed to be ornamentedin any suitable closed, clamping the upper margin of the closed. Suchfastening devices may be in the form of bolts engaging the end pieces 6or the lug 9, but I have found in practice that it the jaws move tightlyenough upon their,

pivots and have proper wedging engagement with the curtain no suchfastenin de-' vices are needed and that the movable jaws will remain intheir closed position and clamp the curtain without the necessity ofthese appliances. The jaws 5 may be moved by means of knobs 12.

W hat I claim is:

l. A curtain support including a hollow member, a fixed jaw extendinglongitudinally of and forming a part of one side of the hollow member, aprojecting member carried by the hollow member at its middle andextending beyond the fixed jaw, and a pair of I jaws disposed one oneach side of said projection' and opposed to the fixed jaw, each d ofsaid pair of jaws being pivoted to the projection and to the end of thehollow member respectively, each of the pivoted jaws'having movement inan arc intersecting the edge of the fixed jaw whereby the pivoted jawsmay be moved into or out of position to wedge a curtain between thefixed jaw and the pivoted jaws.

2. A curtain support including a hollow bod 7 member com )risin a to 3wall a )air of side walls extending downwardly therefrom, a fixed jawextending longitudinally of and forming a part of the body member, saidjaw partially closing the space between the loweredg-es of the sidewalls, a projecting member carried centrally of the body member andextending downwardly beyond the fixed jaw, and a pair of removable jawspivoted at their adjacent terminals to the projection and at theiropposite termi- WLADISLAUS RAKOWSKI.

Witnesses P. C. CLARK, VVoJoInoH CARNOTA.

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